Black-and-white copy prints of early Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, businesses. Unpublished finding aid available.

Black-and-white and color original and copy prints of Bambas family members and friends in everyday life and on vacation. Locations include Chicago, Illinois; Alaska; India; the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman, Oklahoma; and Calvary Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This collection also includes images of Elderhostel at the University of Oklahoma, Rudolph Bambas in military uniform during World War II, and Frieda Derdeyn Bambas’s induction into the Centenarian Club of Oklahoma. Unpublished finding aid available.

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A daybook (1891-1897) of individual accounts from the Bank of Udall, Kansas.

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Collectors. Printed materials (1935-1980) concerning Spiro, Oklahoma, and vicinity. Included are histories of New Hope Cemetery, and the Spiro Baptist Church, an article entitled "Our Choctaw Heritage" and assorted news clippings.

Black-and-white original print of the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman, Oklahoma Territory.

Black-and-white and color postcards from Birmingham, Alabama; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Stone Mountain, Georgia; Chicago and Evanston, Illinois; Hiawatha, and Wichita, Kansas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Boston, Cambridge, and Hingham, Massachusetts; Hibbing and Rochester, Minnesota; Vicksburg, Mississippi; Arrow Rock, Joplin, Springfield, Poplar Bluff and Kansas City, Missouri; Nebraska City, Nebraska; New York City, New York; Blackwell, Norman, and Tulsa, Oklahoma; Aiken, South Carolina; Watertown, South Dakota; Lookout Mountain, Tennessee; San Antonio, Texas; Hot Springs and Roanoke, Virginia; Howard University in Washington, D.C.; White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia; Ripon, Wisconsin; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Rome, Italy; and Mexico. This collection also includes postcards from the New York World’s Fair, 1964-1965. Unpublished finding aid available.

A black-and-white original print of S. R. Bates.

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Commercial press. Books (1951-1954), pamphlets, calling cards, Christmas cards, announcements and other items printed at Battenburg Press in Norman, Oklahoma.

Black-and-white original prints of Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Baum and their home at Savanna, Oklahoma. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Judge. Correspondence (1906-1927); commissions and appointments (1898-1906) to the Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court; certifications as attorney (1897-1909); press excerpts (1906-1926); and clippings (1900-1933) concerning Hainer's career as an Oklahoma Territorial Supreme Court Justice and Federal Trade Commission attorney. Bayard Taylor Hainer Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black-and-white prints of Tonkawa, Oklahoma Territory, and of Apache and Tonkawa Indians. Unpublished finding aid available.

Black-and-white copy prints of U.S. Senator Charles Curtis’s visit to Ponca City, Oklahoma. Curtis later became the 31st Vice President of the United States. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Family collection. Two accounts receivable ledgers (1907-1908) from the G.W. Beck General Merchandise Company; three scrapbooks (1912-1944) kept by Ethel Beck containing correspondence and mementoes about her high school days and clippings regarding local events in the Miami, Oklahoma, area; and Mabel Beck's high school diploma from Miami, Oklahoma.

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Lawyer and judge. A scrapbook of news clippings (1938–1950) documenting Arnold’s career as an attorney and judge.

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Military and personal correspondence of Clark, most notably from General Nelson A. Miles. Clark served as an interpreter and scout with the U.S. Cavalry in Indian Territory.

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Choctaw Chief. Typescripts of Smallwood's messages (1889-1891) to the Choctaw Nation, concerning government affairs, especially in the area of education, and articles (1891) commenting on his death and containing biographical information.

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Maps, government documents, a bibliography of sources and a check list of names, all relating to the Apache Indians in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

A black-and-white original print of Donald Benedict.

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Typescripts of correspondence, editorials and newspaper items concerning Overton's term as Governor of the Chickasaw Nation and the Permit Law of 1876. The editorials are by G. McPherson, editor of the Star-Vindicator of McAlester, Oklahoma.

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Three account books (1872-1874), a fire insurance policy (1889), and various statements and receipts (1879-1880) from the Hester Mercantile Store, Boggy Depot, Indian Territory, owned by George B. Hester. The collection also contains printed election returns (1930-1948) from Atoka County, Oklahoma.

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Collector. Publications (1929-1955) by and regarding the Lions Club of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, including the weekly chapter newspaper"The Lion's Roar" (1954-1955), and a souvenir edition (1953) of a Bartlesville newspaper; and a list (n.d.) of regional secretaries of numerous Lions Clubs throughout Oklahoma.

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Historian. Photocopies of correspondence (1889-1955), reports, and news articles by Chapman regarding the history of Oklahoma, including the history of Lincoln County, of the towns of Chandler, Mountain View and Stillwater, of the Boomers led by David L. Payne, of the alienation of federal lands in Oklahoma, of the loyalty oaths required of the state's collegiate faculty during the early 1950's, of Oklahoma State University, and of Gov. J.C. Walton's proclamation of martial law (1923) in Okmulgee County.

A black-and-white original print of Virgil Berry’s home at Okmulgee, Oklahoma.

A black-and-white original print of William Berry.

Black-and-white original prints of student life at the University of Oklahoma’s Norman campus. Scenes feature social activities at Lawson House in Cate Center; homecoming parade floats; and football games and marching band performances at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Author. Manuscripts and typescripts (n.d.) of short stories by Utterback with reminiscences of territorial and early statehood-era New Mexico, with descriptions of cowboys, ranches, and social life and conditions.

Author. Manuscripts of fictional stories by Broome relating to the late 1800's in the American Southwest, including "Pagan of the Mesa" "Navajo Gold""Injun Toll" and "Trail Dust"; correspondence (1927-1934); and watercolors and ink drawings by Broome.

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Author. "Danger on the Homestead" by Bessie Holland Heck, Levite of Apache Publishers, Norman, Oklahoma, 1991. Typewritten manuscripts, galley proofs, and author's advance copy with corrections.